But what use is the unicorn to you if your intellect doesn't believe in it? - Umberto Eco

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But what use is the unicorn to you if your intellect doesn't believe in it?

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About Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian philosopher, semiotician, essayist, literary critic, and novelist, most famous for his novel The Name of the Rose (1980), an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory.

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Pen Names: Dedalus
Alternative Names: Umberto Ecco Umberto Eccounstino Humberto Eco Umberto Eko Oumperto Eko Eco Umberto U. Eco

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